VISCERAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS

Citation
Lm. Messina et Cj. Shanley, VISCERAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS, The Surgical clinics of North America, 77(2), 1997, pp. 425
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
ISSN journal
00396109
Volume
77
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(1997)77:2<425:VAA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Visceral artery aneurysms are an uncommon form of vascular disease tha t have a significant potential for rupture or erosion into an adjacent viscera, resulting in life-threatening hemorrhage. During the last de cade, hepatic artery aneurysms have become the most commonly reported visceral artery aneurysm. This change likely reflects the increased us e of percutaneous diagnostic and therapeutic biliary procedures, as we ll as increased use of diagnostic computed tomography after blunt abdo minal trauma. A second significant development is the increased use of percutaneous catheter-based therapy in the management of visceral art ery aneurysms. Nonetheless, a continued aggressive approach to the dia gnosis and management of those unusual aneurysms remains warranted.